Method and apparatus for inserting a defibrillator electrode and defibrillator electrode.

摘要

A novel defibrillator electrode assembly is provided, comprising a length of titanium mesh connected at a first end to an insulated wire and preferably having one or more barbs at the second end, the whole being contained within a cannula with a flattened end having slots to accommodate the barbs. The assembly is inserted, flattened end first, by way of an endoscope into the abdominal cavity and through an incision in the diaphragm/pericardium membrane into the pericardial sac and adjacent the epicardium, after which the cannula is withdrawn, leaving the electrode in place.